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Area roads iced over by Winter Storm Ion

MTN
Published 11:00 a.m. CT Jan. 6, 2014

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Motorists are warned of the icy conditions that exist on all area roads.
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With wind chill values that dipped below freezing, Twin Lakes Area roadways are iced over following the arrival of Winter Storm Ion.

A massive “polar vortex” that has sent sleet, snow and sub-zero temperatures across a large portion of the country, Ion has not been as damaging as Winter Storm Cleon, which hit the region on Dec. 5-6, but hazardous travel and dangerous temperatures are a reason for residents to stay home.

Following is the current National Weather Service forecast for the Twin Lakes Area as of 11 a.m.:

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Today: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -20. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -9. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

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Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -7. Light south southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

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Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Wednesday: A slight chance of freezing rain before noon, then a chance of rain or freezing rain between noon and 1 p.m., then a chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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Wednesday night: Rain likely before 9 p.m., then rain or freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.